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People wearing protective masks walk through the street as haze from wildfires shrouds the area in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan province, Indonesia, October 14, 2026.
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Indonesian wildfires rage, Ethiopia imposes interim government on rebel region, Mexico tries to ban harmful content

Indonesia’s worst wildfires in a decade are quickly becoming a domestic and international headache for President Prabowo Subianto.

Fires force evacuations in Europe
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Fires force evacuations in Europe

Flames have torn through over 1,000 square miles of land in France, Spain, and Italy

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​People watch as a Long March 10B carrier rocket takes off from Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, in Hainan province, China, on July 10, 2026.
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China ups the ante in the space race, Bangladesh’s exiled ex-leader eyes return, Wildfires ravage southern Spain

In a scene straight out of Looney Tunes, China on Friday maneuvered a gigantic floating net out into the Pacific Ocean, and used it to catch a rocket booster as it gently descended from the sky after launching a satellite into space.

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Tour de Heat

Temperatures forced race organizers to relax regulations and allow greater assistance from team cars.

​Sudanese brothers, refugees from el-Fasher, wash clothes at sunset outside the Tine transit camp in eastern Chad, on November 22, 2025.
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Hard Numbers: Sudan’s brutal civil war reaches another dark milestone, US economy adds few jobs, Wildfires spread in Australia, Venezuela releases political prisoners

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to press before boarding Marine One to depart for Florida, on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 1, 2025.
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Hard Numbers: Trump peddles scent of “victory,” Iran expels Afghan refugees, Pharma factory fire rages in India, heatwave scorches Europe

Firefighters try to tackle a wildfire burning on Chios island, Greece, June 23, 2025.
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HARD NUMBERS: Wildfires in Greece, Shootings at Gaza aid point, and more

​Flags fly above the Peace Arch at a Canada-US border crossing in Blaine, Washington, USA, on April 2, 2025.
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What We’re Watching: Canada-US deal takes shape, G7 kicks off in Kananaskis, Wildfires rage

Canadian and US officials are reportedly approaching at least the framework of a deal covering trade and other issues.

​US President Donald Trump in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA, on May 30, 2025.
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What We’re Watching: Trump doubles metal tariffs, Canada Liberals bid to secure the border, Wildfires spread

The US president doubled the tariffs on steel and aluminum, Liberals in Canada introduce a border bill, and wildfires spread across Canada – sending smoke south of the border.

​A sign calling for the protection of ostriches at the Universal Ostrich Farms is displayed in Edgewood, B.C., Canada, on May 17, 2025.
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HARD NUMBERS: Trump officials fight ostrich culling, Mark Carney wants to ReArm with Europe, Wildfires in Manitoba, Golden Dome price set